Carly Welch

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Dr Carly Welch is a Senior Clinical Lecturer in Experimental Medicine and a Consultant Geriatrician at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. She previously completed her PhD on the topic of "Acute sarcopenia - the last remaining acute organ insufficiency" at the University of Birmingham in 2022. Her research interests including understanding the underlying ageing mechanisms that lead to impaired resilience in older adults, including the clinical manifestations of frailty, sarcopenia, and delirium. Her research aims to translate new therapies into clinical populations to improve quality of life in older people.

 

She was recently awarded a large grant from the Wellcome Leap Dynamic Resilience programme as Co-Principal Investigator through a collaboration between King's College London and the University of Birmingham and was awarded the prestigious British Geriatrics Society rising star for research award in 2023. She works clinically in General (Internal) Medicine, Acute "Front Door" Frailty, and the Geriatric Oncology Liaison development (GOLD) service within Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 2 - Zero Hunger
  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
  • SDG 5 - Gender Equality
  • SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals

Education/Academic qualification

Inflammation and Ageing, Doctor of Philosophy, Acute sarcopenia: the last remaining acute organ insufficiency, University of Birmingham

Award Date: 30 Jun 2022

MRes Clinical Research, Master of Research, Measuring acute sarcopenia in older surgical patients, University of Birmingham

Award Date: 1 Apr 2019

Medicine, Bachelor of Medicine, NA, University of Birmingham

Award Date: 13 Jul 2011

External positions

Honorary Consultant Geriatrician, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

1 Apr 2024 → …

Membership, European Academy for Medicine of Ageing

30 Jun 2023 → …

Honorary research associate, University of Birmingham

5 Aug 2015 → …

Membership, Academy of Medical Educators

Membership, BGS British Geriatrics Society

Membership, International Society of Geriatric Oncology

Keywords

  • RZ Other systems of medicine
  • Acute sarcopenia
  • Frailty in Acute care
  • Geriatric Oncology
  • Delirium
  • Hallmarks of Ageing

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